Apple now lets third-party browsers add web apps to an iPhone's Home Screen using their own custom engine in the EU in iOS 18.2 beta 1
Apple last year introduced the ability for third-party web browsers to add web apps to the iOS Home Screen, a feature that was previously exclusive to Safari.
Apple releases iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 developer betas, with features like Genmoji, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence, and ChatGPT integration
all the new AI features for your iPhone Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : iOS 18.2 beta 1: Every new feature and change M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : Apple Boosts Their Intelligence Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac : T...
Microsoft: Russia, China, and Iran are stepping up cyber-influence efforts on the US election; China has focused on down-ballot candidates and Congress members
Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season.
Fortinet discloses a critical FortiManager API flaw being exploited in 0-day attacks to steal sensitive files, after warning customers privately over a week ago
Fortinet publicly disclosed today a critical FortiManager API vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47575, that was exploited …
The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn €310M over using personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads under GDPR, after a 2018 complaint
Penalty relates to social media platform's processing of its members' data for targeted advertising
How the US and Nigeria wrestled over Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan's detention in February 2024, which US officials said hurt the two allies' relationship
The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.
Apple adds an iMessage child safety feature in iOS 18.2 beta 1 in Australia that will let children report nudity material sent to them to Apple
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Raspberry Pi unveils the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ in 13 and 26 TOPS versions in partnership with Hailo, after announcing branded SSDs, micro SD cards, and a bumper
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Documents show direct ties between Russia's government and a former Florida deputy sheriff behind a network of fake news sites using AI and targeting US voters
hard to see how this guy doesn't qualify: — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... X: Shayan Sardarizadeh / @shayan86 : BBC Verify has extensively reported on an AI-powered influence operation run by M...
The Biden administration issues the first-ever National Security Memorandum on AI, detailing how the Pentagon and intel agencies should use and protect AI
A national security memorandum detailed how agencies should streamline operations with artificial intelligence safely.
Kuo: Apple has cut iPhone 16 orders by ~10M units for Q4 2024 and H1 2025, mostly non-Pro models, and plans 8.6M iPhone SE 4 units from December 2024 to Q1 2025
- iPhone 16 orders were cut by around 10M units for 4Q24-1H25, with most of the cuts affecting non-Pro models.
Sources: in 2005, Intel CEO Paul Otellini proposed buying Nvidia for $20B, but the board resisted due to concerns over the price tag and integrating Nvidia
A photo illustration of a silicon chip, mounted in a picture frame, on a shelf with cobwebs around it. Kevin Van Aelst
Roblox plans child safety reforms, including a new type of account to let parents monitor their child's online activity and friends, starting in November 2024
How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay … Hello World
The EU's Court of Justice sides with Intel over a once-record €1.06B antitrust fine, ruling that regulators failed to prove it gave illegal rebates to PC makers
- Top court sides with chipmaker in landmark EU competition case — Separate appeal over a revised EU penalty is still ongoing
As Kroger and Walmart roll out electronic shelf labels, US lawmakers worry that the tech could allow for dynamic pricing; both deny plans to add dynamic pricing
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices.
General Catalyst raised $8B, the most by a US VC since March 2022, and will put $4.5B in its core funds, $1.5B in creating startups, and $2B in other businesses
General Catalyst has raised $8bn, the largest amount by a US venture capital group in more than two years …
Secondhand fashion site Vinted raised €340M led by TPG at a €5B valuation, as the profitable startup plans to expand beyond clothes into electronics and more
Latest TPG-backed funding round values profitable Lithuanian start-up at €5bn — Second-hand fashion site Vinted plans …
Finix, a “payments infrastructure” startup that became a payment processor like Stripe in 2023, raised a $75M Series C, bringing its total funding to $208M
Finix has been slowly chipping away at Stripe - which handles payments with millions of businesses - for years now.
Sources: the US DOJ warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1M sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law
and the government is unlikely to stop him Threads: Alejandra Caraballo / @esqueer_ : Elon will keep doing it anyways because the justice department won't do anything about it. If Trump wins, he'll s...
At an event in Mumbai, Nvidia announces tie-ups with Indian companies including Reliance Industries, and launches a 4B-parameter small language model for Hindi
A profile of ZachXBT, a twentysomething X user with 650K+ followers who tracks down crypto scams and thefts, and has received $1.3M+ in donations since 2021
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face. X: @a_greenberg and @zachxbt X: Andy Greenberg / ...
Anthropic launches an analysis tool to help Claude write and run JavaScript code, perform calculations, and analyze data from files, in preview
Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now write and run JavaScript code. — Today, Anthropic launched a new analysis tool that helps Claude respond …
WiseTech Global co-founder Richard White steps down as CEO of Australia's largest listed tech company over allegations about bullying and his personal life
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The UK CMA opens a formal probe into Google's Anthropic partnership, sets a December 19 deadline; Google planned to invest $2B in 2023 and signed a cloud deal
Introducing SAIF Tom Jowitt / Silicon UK : CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic Associated Press : Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigat...
Q&A with Vinod Khosla on Elon Musk, AI, climate tech, Harris and Trump, the US economy, tech regulation, Silicon Valley's Trump supporters, taxation, and more
“Climate debt is much harder to pay off than economic debt,” Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, says on this week's episode of Zero.
IBM reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $14.97B, vs. $15.07B est., and says bookings for AI consulting and software have exceeded $3B, up more than $1B QoQ
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Glassnode data shows the number of bitcoin whales, network entities holding at least 1,000 bitcoin, has jumped to 1,678, the highest level since January 2021
Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk :
UK-based Wayve, which develops AI software for vehicles, starts testing its driver-assistance system in San Francisco and opens a new office in California
what started as a vision to build a scalable solution to autonomy is now proving itself on two continents. Can't wait to be picked up at SFO! Seth Winterroth / @sethwinterroth : Spotted @wayve_ai in P...
A profile of, and interview with, Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau on her career path, the FAIR lab, leading ~1,000 people across 10 locations, and more
Meta's head of research into the technology explains the career path that led to weighing questions on society's future X: @cristinacriddle X: Cristina Criddle / @cristinacriddle : One of my favourite...
SK Hynix reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to a record ~$12.7B, vs. ~$13.2B est., and operating profit of ~$5.1B, vs. ~$5B est., on continued AI chip demand
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
Nimble, which helps companies automate their warehouses using logistics robots, raised a $106M Series C led by FedEx at a $1B valuation
Nimble, a San Francisco, CA-based AI robotics and autonomous e-commerce fulfillment technology company, raised $106M in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation.
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are using TikTok to reach Gen Z; CredoIQ: viral conservative content surpassed progressive content at the start of October
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Crypto super PAC Fairshake, a rare bipartisan PAC, plans to deploy $40M+ in the final weeks of the 2024 US elections, after already deploying $140M
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Police surveillance company Flock Safety buys drone startup Aerodome, sources say for $300M+; both are a16z-backed and have raised $680M+ and $28M, respectively
in just 17 months. And it's no surprise why: the company has already saved many lives. Congrats on the speedrun and [video]
Sources and documents detail headwinds slowing Amazon's data center buildout: electricity and water supply issues, zoning problems, labor shortages, and more
Eugene Kim / Business Insider :
Insight and Info: China's leading EDA companies for chip design, Empyrean Technology, Primarius, and Semitronix, had less than 2% of global market share in 2023
Financial Times : Mastodon: @1br0wn@eupolicy.social Mastodon: Ian Brown / @1br0wn@eupolicy.social : ‘Last year, China opened a National [semiconductor] Electronic Design Automation Innovation Centre ...
Hugging Face announces an open source software offering aimed at lowering costs for building chatbots and AI tools, in partnership with AWS, Google, and others
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Document: Guangzhou, China-based self-driving startup WeRide files for a Nasdaq IPO, planning to raise up to $119.4M
Fixify, which combines AI and human analysts to identify and fix IT problems, raised a $25M Series A co-led by Costanoa, Decibel, and Paladin Capital
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
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